Numbers 11:7 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“And the manna {was} as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium. {colour thereof...: Heb. eye of it as the eye of}”

Numbers 11:7

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We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:

But now our soul {is} dried away: {there is} nothing at all, beside this manna, {before} our eyes.

And the manna {was} as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium. {colour thereof...: Heb. eye of it as the eye of}

{And} the people went about, and gathered {it}, and ground {it} in mills, or beat {it} in a mortar, and baked {it} in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.

And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.

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Numbers 11:1

"And {when} the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard {it}; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed {them that were} in the uttermost parts of the camp. {complained: or, were as it were complainers} {it displeased: Heb. it was evil in the ears of}"

Numbers 11:2

"And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched. {was...: Heb. sunk}"

Numbers 11:3

"And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them. {Taberah: that is, A burning}"

Numbers 11:4

"And the mixt multitude that {was} among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? {fell...: Heb. lusted a lust} {wept...: Heb. returned and wept}"

Numbers 11:5

"We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:"

Numbers 11:6

"But now our soul {is} dried away: {there is} nothing at all, beside this manna, {before} our eyes."

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